Species

Acanthurus achilles

A bold, reef-grazing surgeon with a vivid orange tail patch and a fiery attitude toward rivals.

Halichoeres cosmetus

A reef-dwelling wrasse with detailed patterning earned through its name alone.

Monodactylus sebae

A bold brackish schooler from West Africa that needs space and company to truly thrive.

Parachanna obscura

Africa's own snakehead: a powerful, air-breathing predator for dedicated keepers only.

Chromis agilis

A reef-native schooling fish that brings natural movement to larger coral displays.

Colomesus asellus

The only true schooling puffer, and it comes from the Amazon.

Jordanella floridae

Florida's own killifish relative, built for algae duty and bold personalities.

Aphanius anatoliae

A hardy Anatolian toothcarp with a conservation story worth knowing.

Siganus magnificus

A boldly patterned reef herbivore that pairs for life in the wild.

Neolebias ansorgii

A tiny West African gem that rewards patient keepers with rich, unexpected color.

Pomacanthus asfur

A bold Red Sea beauty with a dramatic yellow arc that transforms with age.

Aphanius dispar

A rare Middle Eastern toothcarp best kept as a conservation project.

Puntius tambraparniei

A lively, schooling barb from South India that rewards you with constant activity.

Chrysaora quinquecirrha

A true open-water predator that demands a specialist setup and rewards patient keepers.

Melanochromis auratus

A brilliantly colored mbuna with an attitude that demands respect and careful tankmates.

Pseudotropheus aurora

A scrappy Malawi mbuna from the rock-sand interface, with real personality to spare.

Melanotaenia fluviatilis

Australia's most cold-tolerant rainbowfish, built for temperate rivers and cool winters.

Aphanius sirhani

A critically endangered desert oasis killifish worth keeping as a conservation project.

Chrysiptera hemicyanea

A bold splash of blue and yellow that punches above its small size.

Poecilia maylandi

A little-known Mexican molly with big personality and a taste for algae.

Bujurquina vittata

A devoted South American cichlid that carries its babies in its mouth.

Chaetodon striatus

A Caribbean reef classic that moonlights as a cleaning station attendant.

Colisa fasciata

A labyrinth fish with bold bands and a surprisingly peaceful personality.

Hemichromis elongatus

A jewel cichlid with a reputation for being the most aggressive in the genus.

Leporinus fasciatus

Bold black-and-yellow stripes that multiply as the fish grows up.

Colomesus psittacus

A peaceful Atlantic puffer that genuinely tolerates company of its own kind.

Melanotaenia trifasciata

A dazzling Australian native whose true colors take patience to reveal.

Canthigaster valentini

A pint-sized puffer so bold that other fish evolved just to copy it.

Guianacara geayi

A harem-keeping cichlid from French Guiana's rocky, fast-running streams.

Heniochus singularis

The largest bannerfish, solitary and rarely seen even in the wild.

Channa baramensis

A compact, air-breathing predator from Borneo with bold scale markings.

Johnrandallia nigrirostris

A schooling butterflyfish that moonlights as a cleaner fish on Pacific reefs.

Acanthurus bariene

A deep-reef surgeonfish that needs serious space and earns its keep over decades.

Mylochromis lateristriga

A sandy-bay predator from Lake Malawi with a taste for crustaceans.

Stegastes leucostictus

A small, personable damselfish that tends its own algae garden on the reef floor.

Devario devario

A bold, wide-ranging danio that rewards keepers who give it room to school properly.